When Emily's father dies, leaving her an orphan, she is sent to live with a stern aunt in Prince Edward Island, where her resourcefulness and love of writing help her adjust to a new way of life.

"Kindhearted Sara Crewe suffers a reversal of fortunes when she goes from the wealthiest and most adored student at her boarding school to an orphaned servant. But through it all, she stays a princess inside and treats others with kindness and respect"-- Provided by publisher.

"Poppy, Marcus, Dash, Dylan, and Azumi are all trapped within Shadow House, a sinister estate where past and present intertwine. As they fight to find a way out, the kids think the ghosts of the house are the greatest danger they face. Little do the kids know it's the secrets they're each hiding that will prove even more lethal. They're going to have to come face-to-face with their fears if they stand any hope of escaping the house alive..."--Jacket...

Sara has never been out of the tiny town of Hope, Ontario, where she has been in an orphanage all her life. After a fire destroys the orphanage, clues about her parentage-a medical certificate and a Star of David-lead her to Germany. Despite her fears-she doesn't speak the language, she knows no one in Germany, and she's never been on an airplane-Sara arrives in Germany determined to explore her newly discovered Jewish heritage and solve the mystery...

Malou has just turned sixteen-hardly old enough to be out in the world on her own-and all she knows for sure is that she's of mixed race and that she was left at an orphanage as a newborn. When the orphanage burns to the ground, she finds out that she may have been born in a small town in Ontario's cottage country. Much to her surprise, Parry Sound turns out to have quite a few young brown faces, but Malou can't believe they might be related to her....

Flora and Ruby are beginning to adjust to Camden Falls, but they and their friends have problems and hope their friendship will give them the strength to work things out.

"In this illustrated short chapter book, two Kenyan orphans get to experience the joy of playing ice hockey."--$cProvided by publisher.

A group of foster children build a home of their own. A ghost saved twelve-year-old Maddie's life when she was an infant, her Granny Lane claims, so Maddie must always remember that she is special. But it's hard to feel special when you've spent your life shuffled from one foster home to another. And now that she's at the East Tennessee Children's Home, Maddie feels even less special. She longs for a place to call home. She even has a "book of houses"...

After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.